DENVER. Colorado Rapids and Seattle Sounders draw 1-1. D. Badji scored the first goal (66′) for Colorado Rapids. C. Roldan settled the score 1-1 (81′).
The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Thursday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Drew Fischer who had the assistance of Frank Anderson and Jeremy Hanson. The 4th official was Mathew Corrigan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 1 On Target 5
- 14 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 107 Attack 85
- 46 Dangerous attack 27
- 62 Ball safe 57
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 0
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Colorado Rapids was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Seattle Sounders that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Colorado Rapids was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Colorado Rapids to win the match.
Colorado Rapids shot 15 times, 1 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Colorado Rapids didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Seattle Sounders received 2 yellow cards (J. Medranda and S. O’Neill).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Colorado Rapids will have 52 points like Sporting KC to move down in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Seattle Sounders will have 58 points to move down in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Colorado Rapids will host Portland Timbers on the 24th of October with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of Portland Timbers (6 draws).
Seattle Sounders will host Sporting KC on the 23rd of October with a 11-8 head to head stats in favor of Seattle Sounders (4 draws).
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids
68'
66'
Colorado Rapids started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Robin Fraser decided to play with the following team: William Yarbrough , Keegan Rosenberry , Danny Wilson , Auston Trusty , Kellyn Acosta , Michael Barrios , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Jack Price , Andre Shinyashiki , Jonathan Lewis and Dominique Badji .
The home team had on the bench: Lalas Abubakar, Collen Warner, Lucas Esteves , Nicolás Mezquida, Cole Bassett , Drew Moor, Steven Beitashour, Clint Irwin and Braian Galván .
Colorado Rapids could not rely on the presence of L. Esteves (injured).
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: A. Shinyashiki for C. Bassett (68′), K. Rosenberry for L. Esteves (68′), J. Lewis for B. A. Galvan (86′) and M. Kaye for N. Mezquida (88′).
Best player: Jack Price
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Jack Price.
His rating is with 64 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 6 crosses.
Seattle Sounders – Formation
Seattle Sounders
63'
Seattle Sounders started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Talking about the opposition, Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Xavier Arreaga , Nouhou Tolo , Alex Roldan , João Paulo , Josh Atencio , Jimmy Medranda , Nicolas Benezet , Fredy Montero and Cristian Roldán .
They had on the bench: Abdoulaye Cissoko, Shane O’Neill , Léo Chú , Spencer Richey, Will Bruin , Danny Leyva, Ethan Dobbelaere and Kelyn Rowe .
Substitutions
Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: J. Atencio for K. Rowe (69′), N. Benezet for W. Bruin (69′), J. Medranda for L. Chu (75′) and F. Montero for S. O’Neill (83′).
Best player: João Paulo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was João Paulo.
His rating is with 53 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Dallas – Los Angeles FC – 2-3
- Minnesota United – Philadelphia Union – 3-2
- Houston Dynamo – LA Galaxy – 0-3
- Nashville SC – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Colorado Rapids – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-3
- SJ Earthquakes – Austin – 4-0
